Sentenced to Itzehoer: 10 months in prison for possession of children's pornography!

Sentenced to Itzehoer: 10 months in prison for possession of children's pornography!

In a striking procedure in northern German Itzehoe, a 25-year-old man was convicted of possessing child and youth pornographic material. After a search of its electronic devices, the police discovered a total of 49 files, including 19 children's and 30 youth pornographic content. The district court sentenced the defendant to a probation penalty of ten months, which was suspended for three years. He also has to pay 900 euros to the Child Protection Association.

The accused was cooperative right from the start and confessed to his deeds without wiring. He expressed that the importance of his actions only became clear after the search, when he realized that he supported the abuse of children by storing such files. "Over time, the realization came," he said, "that I should have extinguished the data." With a certain smile he also admitted that his negligence was the reason why the files remained on his devices: "Because I am extinguished, the data remained on the cell phone," said the man.

Doubts about the severity of the allegations

In the course of the procedure, the accused's lawyer questioned whether the 472 other files found in the caches should flow into the assessment of the judgment. A cache serves faster provision of data by temporarily saving frequently searched information. The lawyer argued that it was not an active possession: "This cannot be charged to him," he emphasized, pointing out that the conviction primarily concerned with owning pornographic content, not about use.

Despite the confirmation that his client does not have pedophile tendencies, he plans to voluntarily go into therapy. The judge decided to integrate participation in such advice as part of the probation requirements. The accused expressed self -critical and described his actions as "simply stupid". "I didn't think," he added, while he was looking into his business.

The judgment is not yet final, and the parties consider whether they are making an appeal. This could lead to a further legal dispute, especially with regard to the additional found files, the legal assessment of which is still unclear.